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Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453.
May 27, 2024 · Henry VI (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died May 21/22, 1471, London) was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.
Nov 26, 2020 · Henry VI (1421–1471) was not a successful king. Having inherited the throne as an infant, his incompetency for government was a contributing factor to the Wars of the Roses and ultimately his murder on 21 May 1471.
Feb 4, 2020 · Henry VI of England ruled as king from 1422 to 1461 CE and again from 1470 to 1471 CE. Succeeding his father Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE), Henry VI was crowned the king of France in 1431 CE...
Discover facts about King Henry VI whose reign was dominated by the Wars of the Roses.
Using a combination of documentary and drama, historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses - the 30 year civil war between the House of York a...
Born at Windsor Castle, Henry VI succeeded to the thrones of England and France before the age of one, when his father Henry V and his grandfather Charles VI of France died within months of one another. Henry was crowned King of England in 1429 and, in 1431, King of France.
Henry VI (6 December 1421 - 21 May 1471) was King of England twice. The first time was from 31 August 1422 to 1461. The second time was from 1470 to 21 May 1471.
Henry VI. Henry was the only child of Henry V and Catherine de Valois and was born at Windsor Castle on 6th December 1421. He became king when he was just eight months old and is remembered for his scholastic foundations at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
Jun 8, 2018 · Henry VI (1421-1471) was king of England from 1422 to 1461 and in 1470-1471. He was known for his piety and charity, but his reign was marred by the rivalries of his uncles and ministers and by the loss of the achievements of his Lancastrian predecessors.
